]]>http://lakingsinsider.com/2017/04/21/odds-ends-norris-foo-buffalo-setoguchi/feed/0Lombardi, Sutter let go; Robitaille, Blake promotedhttp://lakingsinsider.com/2017/04/10/sutter-lombardi-let-go-blake-robitaille-promoted/
http://lakingsinsider.com/2017/04/10/sutter-lombardi-let-go-blake-robitaille-promoted/#respondTue, 11 Apr 2017 01:30:46 +0000http://lakingsinsider.com/?p=98388Two figures chiefly responsible for building an environment, amassing players and cultivating a style of play that resulted in two Stanley Cups were let go by the Kings on Monday as an AEG announcement revealed that President and General Manager Dean Lombardi and Head Coach Darryl Sutter “have been relieved of their current duties,” and […]

]]>http://lakingsinsider.com/2017/03/13/reign-rewind-lombardi-visits-ontario-interested-recalling-players/feed/0Caught between buyers and sellers, Lombardi articulates reasoning of Iginla tradehttp://lakingsinsider.com/2017/03/01/caught-buyers-sellers-lombardi-articulates-iginla-trade/
http://lakingsinsider.com/2017/03/01/caught-buyers-sellers-lombardi-articulates-iginla-trade/#respondThu, 02 Mar 2017 02:26:55 +0000http://lakingsinsider.com/?p=95659The Los Angeles Kings have 66 points. They are one point behind the St. Louis Blues, who have a game in hand. On Monday, St. Louis traded its top offensive defenseman, Kevin Shattenkirk, because it would not be able to resign him. Between Sunday and Wednesday, Los Angeles added Ben Bishop and Jarome Iginla, and […]

]]>http://lakingsinsider.com/2017/03/01/caught-buyers-sellers-lombardi-articulates-iginla-trade/feed/0A “quiet” Tuesday, one day in advance of the trade deadlinehttp://lakingsinsider.com/2017/02/28/quiet-tuesday-one-day-advance-trade-deadline/
http://lakingsinsider.com/2017/02/28/quiet-tuesday-one-day-advance-trade-deadline/#respondTue, 28 Feb 2017 21:52:48 +0000http://lakingsinsider.com/?p=95575When Dean Lombardi had spoken about the need for additional offensive production to come “from within,” he was referring, in part, to the unearthed production that Anze Kopitar, amongst others, is capable of providing. While many of his underlying numbers depict a season mostly in line with recent seasons, the Kings’ top center and highest […]

]]>http://lakingsinsider.com/2017/02/28/quiet-tuesday-one-day-advance-trade-deadline/feed/0Bishop gets acclimated on his “syllabus” day (+ more from Lombardi)http://lakingsinsider.com/2017/02/27/bishop-gets-acclimated-syllabus-day-lombardi/
http://lakingsinsider.com/2017/02/27/bishop-gets-acclimated-syllabus-day-lombardi/#respondMon, 27 Feb 2017 20:35:58 +0000http://lakingsinsider.com/?p=95507Ben Bishop took part in his first morning skate with the Los Angeles Kings after arriving in the Twin Cities late last night and characterized the process of meeting his new coaches and teammates earlier today as “taking part in your first day of school again.” “Go down and meet your new friends, so it’s […]

]]>http://lakingsinsider.com/2017/02/27/bishop-gets-acclimated-syllabus-day-lombardi/feed/0Bishop a valuable asset, but questions remain over offensive outputhttp://lakingsinsider.com/2017/02/26/bishop-valuable-asset-questions-remain-offensive-outlook/
http://lakingsinsider.com/2017/02/26/bishop-valuable-asset-questions-remain-offensive-outlook/#respondMon, 27 Feb 2017 05:16:23 +0000http://lakingsinsider.com/?p=95478The Los Angeles Kings acquired a very good goaltender on Sunday. Ben Bishop is a conference champion, a playoff veteran, a qualified number one netminder who has withstood the mental and physical rigors inherent in an 82-game season. He’s going to be handsomely rewarded as an unrestricted free agent this summer and with Jonathan Quick […]

]]>http://lakingsinsider.com/2017/02/26/bishop-valuable-asset-questions-remain-offensive-outlook/feed/0Lombardi explains the decision to trade for Bishophttp://lakingsinsider.com/2017/02/26/lombardi-explains-decision-trade-bishop/
http://lakingsinsider.com/2017/02/26/lombardi-explains-decision-trade-bishop/#respondMon, 27 Feb 2017 02:31:41 +0000http://lakingsinsider.com/?p=95470Dean Lombardi was asked about the “process” leading to Sunday’s trade for Ben Bishop, which carried some interesting timing as it was consummated just one day after star starting goaltender Jonathan Quick returned after a 59-game absence related to a groin injury. Among the interesting bits included in the decision was that Lombardi clearly did […]

]]>http://lakingsinsider.com/2017/02/26/lombardi-explains-decision-trade-bishop/feed/0AM skate notes: Doughty among those banged up but should play; Zatkoff goeshttp://lakingsinsider.com/2016/12/15/am-skate-notes-doughty-among-those-banged-up-but-should-play-zatkoff-goes/
http://lakingsinsider.com/2016/12/15/am-skate-notes-doughty-among-those-banged-up-but-should-play-zatkoff-goes/#respondThu, 15 Dec 2016 16:14:56 +0000http://lakingsinsider.com/?p=90764Good afternoon from downtown Detroit, where the Kings skated at Joe Louis Arena earlier this morning. Per both Darryl Sutter and Drew Doughty, it was an optional team skate, though Doughty was the only player not to take the ice. “It’s optional. I told them all to go, they bitched. I told them none of […]

]]>http://lakingsinsider.com/2016/12/15/am-skate-notes-doughty-among-those-banged-up-but-should-play-zatkoff-goes/feed/0Addressing “a little bit of panic” in their game, the Kings get back to work (+ DL observation)http://lakingsinsider.com/2016/12/14/addressing-a-little-bit-of-panic-in-their-game-the-kings-get-back-to-work-dl-observation/
http://lakingsinsider.com/2016/12/14/addressing-a-little-bit-of-panic-in-their-game-the-kings-get-back-to-work-dl-observation/#respondWed, 14 Dec 2016 21:48:54 +0000http://lakingsinsider.com/?p=90700The Kings took the ice at KeyBank Arena on Wednesday some 15 hours after exiting the ice exiting it following one of their more difficult losses of a season that has shown signs of volatility but hasn’t yet cost them dearly in the standings. The particulars don’t need to be rehashed – if you’re reading […]